Johann Strauss II knew better than any other operetta composer how to arrange and utilize the melodies of his stage works as concert and dance music. This example was eagerly imitated by his colleagues well into the 20th century, albeit not with the same efficiency. Strauss (son) was a born dance composer. The fast polka «Tik-Tak» is like an ingenious mosaic of various melodies from the operetta «Die Fledermaus» (The Bat) and was performed in Strauss concerts soon after its premiere on April 5, 1874 at the Theater an der Wien, for the first time by Eduard Strauss on September 11, 1874 in the Volksgarten. Johann had been in Italy in the meantime and was also temporarily in Graz. The quick polka takes its title from the “Clock Duet” between Rosalinde and Eisenstein in the second act of the operetta. The main theme “Tik-Tak” comes from this, but subsequently fragments from the scenes of the third act (chorus passage “Kein Verzeih'n, der Eistenstein”) and the second act (chorus “Wie fliehen so schnell die Stunden fort”), and even from Adele's couplet “Spiel ich die Unschuld vom Lande”, are inserted so artfully that the enchanting flow of melodies is self-evident. A masterpiece based on the motifs of the masterpiece «Die Fledermaus» (The Bat).
Johann Strauss II: Tick Tock / Quick polka op. 365 © by WJSO-Archive
Sunday, 06. September 202018.00 o' clock Gstaad ⁄ Festivalzelt
Concert at the Menuhin Festival Gstaad (Concert canceled)
Alfred Eschwé conductor Dovlet Nurgeldiyev tenor Olena Tokar soprano
Program Franz Lehár : Overture to « Viennese Woman» Emmerich Kálmán : «Grüß mir mein Wien» aus der Operette «Gräfin Mariza» Johann Strauss II : Tick Tock / Quick polka op. 365 Oscar Strauss : «Komm komm! Held meiner Träume» aus der Operette «Der tapfere Soldat» Johann Strauss II : Egyptian March op. 335 : «Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol» from the operetta «Der Vogelhändler» Johann Strauss II : Roses from the South / Waltz op. 388 Break Johann Strauss II : Vienna Blood / Waltz op. 354 Rudolf Sieczyński : Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume / Lied Franz Lehár : Zwanzinetta based on motifs from the operetta «Eva» Franz Lehár : Vilja-song from the operetta "The Merry Widow" Johann Strauss II : Thunder and Lightning / Quick polka op. 324 Franz Lehár : Lips are silent, Duet from «The Merry Widow» Franz Lehár : Gold and Silver / Waltz op. 79
! Concert canceled ! Dear Sirs and Madames, dear Strauss friends! Due to a decision of the Swiss Federal Council of April 29, 2020, there are still an event ban for concerts with over 1000 visitors, which unfortunately makes it impossible to hold the concert. We are very sorry not to be able to play for our Swiss audience! A replacement date in 2022 is being worked on. (As of May 1, 2020)
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